I know a man, his life was broken
Scattered in pieces on the road
Friends gathered round, and kind words were spokenAnd they brought that poor boy home

Now who has not been the prodigal son?
Who’s not been the wayward child?
Who has not traveled the wrong road
And lost who they were for a while?

You’ve got to turn, turn, turn to each other
When all of the hope you’ve got is gone
You’ve got to turn, turn, turn to each other
Looking for strength to carry on

You could read all the confusion
Written across her soul
She tried to tell them just who she was
And then they swallowed that poor girl whole

Oh but for the strength of her sister
Who picked her up and helped her along
Now she’s standing on her own two feet
And you should hear her singing her own song

She sings you turn, turn, turn to each other
When all of the hope you’ve got is gone
You’ve got to turn, turn, turn to each other
Looking for strength to carry on

Everybody wants to be so strong
Everybody wants to show they can do it alone
Nobody ever lets on
That they can’t make it on their own

Listen to me now

No matter how high you climb there will always be a way you can fall
No matter how hard you hide, the truth is going to find you and finally comes to call
And all the gold and all the power can’t keep it from falling apart
There’s nothing left you in the final hour but the kindness of the human heart

You’ve got to turn, turn, turn to each other
When all of the hope you’ve got is gone
You’ve got to turn, turn, turn to each other
Looking for strength to carry on

© Bill Harley, all rights reserved. Reprints with permission only.